11 December 2012

Unusual yule trees

No matter how sharp an eye you have, these days you are less likely to
find the abundant shrub topiaries that once covered Walt Disney World. Even the
Vacation Kingdom considered these living figures “a mark of the landscaping at
Walt Disney World.”

Of course, just because they aren’t shaped like an elephant
or a dragon doesn’t mean that the topiaries have completely disappeared. There
are still plenty of cultivated and trimmed hedges about in more traditional
forms. Consider the trees in front of the Contemporary Resort or the shrubs
that line the walkway between Cinderella Castle and the walkway to the crossroad
of Fantasyland and Tomorrowland.

Once upon a time these topiaries were utilized as unconventional
yule trees. Here, Mickey, Goofy, and Pluto decorate on of the creature topiaries
just in time for the 1974 holiday season!